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Silk Road

Restaurant Chinese restaurant

Simple restaurant with long wooden tables serving northern Chinese dumplings, noodles and stews. People often mention noodles, lamb, good, restaurant, taste, dishes, skewers,


Address

47 Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8TR, United Kingdom

Contact

+44 20 7703 4832

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Monday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 5 to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 5 to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: noodles (13) lamb (10) good (8) restaurant (7) taste (7) dishes (6) skewers (6)
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  • 4/5 Laurence 2 years ago on Google
    Tasty, Authentic Chinese food which originates from Xinjiang region. Restaurant was busy on Monday night, service is decent, great value and wide range of dishes. It Is a meat heavy menu - there are options for veggies just far less. Best dish we had was the Fish Skewers (red snapper) which stole the show. Recommend the covered outside area at the back which had a nice atmos when full. Cheap restaurant too, with £1 skewers, £1 Jasmin teas and £2.5 tsingtaos. Twenty quid feeds you fully (we had too much food…) and includes drinks. Sharing recommended.
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lucy S. 2 years ago on Google
    Casual/cafeteria dining vibe with amazing food. You get so much for your money (3 of us had a huge blowout meal for £50). The dumplings were the best I've ever had and the menu has so many delicious surprises. I can't wait to go again with every person I know 😂
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Neil L. 1 year ago on Google
    No fuss, no frills. This place serves delicious XinJiang style food - not your average Chinese takeaway or restaurant. The menu has a wide variety of lamb and other uncommon meats like gizzards and tripe as is typical for the region. If those are not to your liking, there is pork and chicken available as well. Great portion size to go with the reasonable price. Recommend ordering a variety of dishes and getting a bowl of rice to go with it. also definitely try the skewers! Will definitely be coming back.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jo L. 1 year ago on Google
    Went there to try the CABBAGE homestyle (£8.80) as recommended and it did not disappoint. I am a meat eater but I can happily eat this with a bowl of pulled noodles (£2.50). Prices are okay for certain things. I would definitely get the lamb skewers (£1.50 each) they are divine. I wouldn't order the special noodles (£10) comes with egg. I enjoyed the plain noodles with Cabbage more than the £10 special lamb noodles. Everything else was too spicy and full of onions ginger and chili. It dulled my taste buds. I would not recommend those with a chili rating of 2. The pork belly slices (£9) there were hardly any pork. The cucumber salad (£6) was a bit bland, I would have preferred if it had a bit of salt and vinegar. The fried beef dumplings (£6.50) had a funny ginger taste om the inside. I did not enjoy it, they did give a lot for the price though, but the inside tasted like frozen cheap meat. Too bad they didn't have soya milk when I went. It was recommended by a friend. I would go again, but avoid all the chili dishes. I would try the aubergine homestyle next time. Service is quick, food comes out quickly.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A G. 2 years ago on Google
    Service was friendly and polite ( although it was mad busy) Prices are very reasonable Food was tasty Some small issues with the skewers ( overcooked and dry) , however so we all - very happy ! Will def come back and try more things .
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lena J. 8 months ago on Google
    Had cucumber salad, beef and onion dumplings, noodles with lamb and cabbage, pork belly hot dish. Dishes were tasty and spicy.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 X L. 1 year ago on Google
    Overall this restaurant is about average standard. Price is cheap, esp consider main stream china town restaurants have raised their price to 20-25 per person, this place is definitely still maintains a very reasonable range. Although when it comes to taste, I wouldnt say it’s very authentic Chinese or Uighur food. The food is a bit salty and sauce doesnt taste very authentic. We traveled a while as its reputation but it was quite disappointing as the food is just around average, far from fantastic or signature.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chi Man C. 1 year ago on Google
    There are not many Xinjiang restaurants in London. I have passed by this restaurant many times and have not tried it. Today I finally have the opportunity. There were already a lot of people at 2pm on a Sunday, but the food was served quickly. My friend said that he couldn't taste the Xinjiang flavor, and the dishes were all spicy, but we all felt that the taste was good, and the price was affordable.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kl 1 year ago on Google
    Ordered Garlic Pork (seriously expecting a few more slices) and Special Cooked Lamb Noodle. Altogether paid around £13.80, pretty good value for what it is. Not sure how authentic it really is though, but really enjoyed the noodles there.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laimdota Bauere (. 8 months ago on Google
    The food here warms both your belly and heart. Has hand-pulled noodles and veggie options. So good!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Simone M. 1 year ago on Google
    Me and my girlfriend ordered some dim sum and noodles take away, given the restaurant looked quite full. I rarely complain about food, however the dumplings were clearly old and the noodles were appalling. The pan-fried lamb was just a joke. Plain dry udon noodles with 4 small pieces of something resembling dry meat on top, all covered in spicy powder. It felt like someone couldn’t care less of that order. After 2 bites it went straight into the bin as the taste was really bad. Sad as I’m a big fan of asian cuisine and I’ve also lived in HK. The plates in the restaurant looked okay, however they don’t seem to care at all about take away clients.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pouya S. 2 years ago on Google
    I was introduced to Silk Road by my friend in 2019 and since then I've been going at least once a month (besides lockdown). The food, atmosphere and prices makes this place one of Londons best hidden gems and cheap eats! A Silk Road followed by a Stormbird session is the quintessential Camberwell night out!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Teddy T. 1 year ago on Google
    Good is good and at reasonable price. The lamb screwers were below average. Not sure if general quality have gone downhill.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Kin Lee (. 2 years ago on Google
    Occasionally drives pass Camberwell and saw this restaurant rather busy at times and finally had a opportunity to try! The Trio Dumplings were the best out of all the dishes we've ordered. To be honest some of the dishes were way too oily for myself thus it put me off a little bit since there wasn't much flavour. Soya milk was unique being served a milk carton basically 😅 Aubergine again had a slight kick of spice nothing heavy but again soaked with oil. I'm aware of Xinjiang Dishes tend to be oily but yeah... Lamb Skewers were bit pricey but had a nice size meaty part mixture of Lamb fat. The pork belly was Spot on and the same can be said with the Beef Stomach Banging Flavour. Price was above average I would say.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Phil S. 1 year ago on Google
    Haven’t been back here for almost 8 years and I am glad to see that they are still around and busy as ever. Food as good as I remembered and prices haven’t increased that much so still a bargain. Only issue I felt was the lamb skewers not as good as I remembered it and toilet facilities a bit dirty.

  • 5/5 Joshua Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Authentic Chinese cuisine from XinJiang province. Lots of warm spices and chili, not too much cumin, which can be very overwhelming. Big Plate Chicken was a must have. Or if you are alone or only two people, get Medium Plated Chicken. The broth was flavorful, the chicken was well seasoned, and the hand pulled belt noodles had a great texture. Beef and lamb dumplings were both excellent as well.

  • 5/5 Zahida F. 1 year ago on Google
    Lovely experience here; we were seated promptly and the service was fast and friendly. This is definitely different from your typical Chinese and the menu is completely authentic, originating from northern china, so don’t be expecting fried rice, spring rolls, calamari etc. we ordered the Xinjiang style noodles and the special cooked lamb noodles and it was delicious.

  • 5/5 Davit G. 8 months ago on Google
    Amazing food. Very good prices. Big portions. The lamb skewers were juicy and exploding with flavour. The Middle Plate Chicken was a little too sweet for me but HUGE and still delicious. Cucumber salad was a nice side. Dumplings were hot and delicious. Service was good, will be coming back here.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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